Troubleshooting Procedures 5-7

Table 5-2 Post Error Messages (continued)Message Possible Cause Action
No boot device available -
press F1 to retry boot, F2
for SETU P utility
Either disk drive A:, the fixed
diskette, or both the di sk and
fixed diskette are defec tive.
Try rebooting. If the probl em
persists, replace the di sk or the
fixed diskette.
No boot sector on fixed
disk - press F1 to retry
boot, F2 for SETUP utility
The C: drive is not formatted
or is not bootable. Format the C: drive and make it
bootable.
Not a boot diskette - press
F1 to retry boot, F2 for
SETUP utility
The disk in drive A: is not
formatted as a bootable disk. Replace the disk with a bootable
disk and try rebooting.
No timer tick inte rru pt The timer chip has failed. Check the system board. Turn
the power off, then back on
again. If the problem persi sts,
contact qualified ser vice
personnel.
Shutdown failure Either the keyboard controller
is not accepting the reset
command or the associated
reset logic has failed.
Check the keyboard controller
and system board. Turn the
power off, the n b a c k o n again.
If the problem persists, c ontact
qualified service pers onnel.
Time of day not set - run
SETUP program Real time cloc k n ot set. Run the Setup utility.
Timer 2 failure The timer chip has failed. Check the system board. Turn
the power off, then back on
again. If the problem persi sts,
contact qualified ser vice
personnel.
F2 to enter ROM-based
SETUP Invalid configurati on
information must be
changed.
You mu s t r un the Setup utility
and correct configurati on
information.
Invalid con figuration
information - please run
SETUP
Display adapter is configured
incorrectly.
Memory size is incorrect.
Wrong number of disk drives.
Other configuration error s.
Run the Setup utility.